Obituaries

Clayton  Arndt Lindland

Clayton Arndt Lindland

Aug 2, 2015

Clayton Lindland, age 91 of Appleton, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, August 2, 2015, in his home at the Appleton Retirement Community. He was born on February 23, 1924, in Neenah, to the late Arndt Richard and Amanda (Nottelson) Lindland. Clayton graduated from Neenah High School in 1942, and served his country in the...

Bruce Frazier

Bruce Frazier

Aug 2, 2015

Bruce L. Frazier, age 83, entered peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, August 2, 2015, following a debilitating stroke four and a half years ago in April 15, 2011, which the VA determined was due to his military service in Thailand and Vietnam.

Bruce was born on June 24, 1932, to Lucille and Elvin Frazier. He graduated...

Jack R. Goudzwaard

Jack R. Goudzwaard

Aug 1, 2015

Jack Roger Goudzwaard, 91, Appleton, passed away on August 1, 2015 at a local hospital. Jack was born on May 28, 1924 in Muskegon, Michigan to Louis and Alice (Koning) Goudzwaard. He attended North Muskegan High School where he was inducted into the North Muskegan Area Sports Hall of Fame for being Captain of his undefeated, untied and un-scored upon...

Jonathan "Johnny" Owens

Jonathan "Johnny" Owens

Jul 31, 2015

Jonathan “Johnny” Roosevelt Owens, 59, Appleton, passed away on July 31, 2015 at a local hospital.

Johnny was born to the union of Harriet Owens and Roosevelt Findley who preceded him in death. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, County of Cook. Jonathon's mother made her transition while he was very young and he was raised by his loving grandmother,...

Robert Carl H. "Bob" Brandt

Robert Carl H. "Bob" Brandt

Jul 31, 2015

Robert Carl H. Brandt “Bob”, 85 died July 31, 2015, following a long struggle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Bob was born May 22, 1930, to Emil and Martha Brandt and graduated in 1948 from Appleton High School (West) having excelled in three sports; football, basketball and track. He went to the University of Wisconsin and then to Texas A...

Gary Carl Otto

Gary Carl Otto

Jul 30, 2015

On July 30, 2015, Gary Carl Otto. 81, entered God's Kingdom and rejoined his family who went before him. His family here surrounded him with great love before he left us. Gary battled Parkinson's disease for 12 years until he recently succumbed to complications from a stroke.

Gary was born on July 15, 1934, in Appleton. The son of Edwin...

Joyce D. Taggart

Joyce D. Taggart

Jul 30, 2015

Joyce D. Taggart, age 83, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015. She is survived by her three children: Robert, Mary and Susie Taggart. She is also survived by her grandson, Jerome Taggart. The funeral service for Joyce will take place at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 5 at the WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME-LAEMMRICH CHAPEL. Visitation will be held from 10:00...

Corrine Hansen

Corrine Hansen

Jul 29, 2015

Corrine G. Hansen (Koenig), age 65, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday morning, July 29, 2015, secure in the love of her Heavenly Father and his Son. She was born on November 7, 1949 in Wausau, Wisconsin, daughter of Alice (Hinz) and the late Lyle Koenig. On June 17, 1978, she married Sgt. William C. Hansen in Hawaii,...

Michael John Reiter

Michael John Reiter

Jul 29, 2015

Michael John Reiter, age 48, passed away unexpectedly on July 29, 2015 after suffering a heart attack. He was born December 28, 1966, in Appleton, Wisconsin, and lived in Little Chute until his marriage to Christine Benoit on October 15, 1994. They then lived in Appleton and most recently resided in Menasha. Together they have three beautiful children: Abby (17),...

Gary A.  "GRUMPY" Bayness

Gary A. "GRUMPY" Bayness

Jul 26, 2015

Gary A. Bayness, age 68, passed away peacefully with his wife Lynn at his side on July 26, 2015, after a long illness. Gary was born July 28, 1946, in Cook County, Illinois, and was adopted by George and Grace Bayness and moved to Ashland, Wisconsin. The family moved several times and settled in Appleton. Gary graduated from St. Joseph...

Dr. Jeffrey R. Whiteside

Dr. Jeffrey R. Whiteside

Jul 24, 2015

Dr. Jeffrey Whiteside, age 63, passed away recently in Door County, Wisconsin. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa on May 7, 1952. He was the son of the late Robert and Maxine (Fieg) Whiteside. Jeff graduated from Sioux City Central High School and entered the University of Iowa where he received both an undergraduate and later a graduate degree...

Ann Marie "Toots" Kempen

Ann Marie "Toots" Kempen

Jul 23, 2015

Ann Marie (Schmidt) Kempen went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Country Villa Assisted Living in Freedom. Ann Marie was born on November 10, 1929 in the Town of Woodville, the daughter of the late Bernard and Mary (Rossmeier) Schmidt. She married Francis Kempen at St. Francis Church, Hollandtown on June 6, 1950. Together they...

Laila Erla Olga Wereley

Laila Erla Olga Wereley

Jul 23, 2015

Laila “Tommie” Schuler Wereley died on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at the age of 103. Laila was married to Leslie Wereley. He was a great husband and dad and matched up perfectly with a wonderful wife and mother. Laila was preceded in death by her husband Leslie, a daughter Mary “Suzanne” Wereley, and two grandsons, David Anger and Jon Wereley.

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